Written answers

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

  • Freedom of Information
    Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of organisations under his remit to which the Freedom of Information Act has been extended; when the Railway Safety Commission will come...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport the capital projects relating to the smarter travel plan that will commence in 2010; the way the €25 million budget allocation will be spent; and...
  • Search and Rescue Service
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Waterford helicopter search and rescue service; the reason he changed his policy on this matter; if the helicopters are...
  • Air Travel Restrictions
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport the economic cost to the Irish aviation sector of the recent closure of airspace due to volcanic ash cloud; if he has received any requests for...
  • Road Safety
    Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the operation of the new generation of speed cameras in the UK which can track drivers' speed over longer distances; if he is...
  • Road Network
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the review of the national roads programme; his views on future projects on the national roads programme; and if he will...
  • Rail Network
    Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is examining the feasibility of developing high speed rail services on the inter-urban rail network; if he has reviewed developments in high...
  • State Agencies
    Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to merge the Railway Procurement Agency into the National Roads Authority; the annual saving; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Semi-State Bodies
    Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the CIE-commissioned report on alleged irregularities in the procurement...
  • Cycling Action Plan
    Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by Dublin City Council on its proposed cycling action plan 2010 to 2015; his views on proposals for new speed limits under...
  • Rail Safety
    Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the investigations into the collapse of the railway bridge at the Broadmeadow Estuary, Malahide, County Dublin; if he is...
  • Rail Network
    Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the operation of the western rail corridor from Limerick to Galway in its first month of operation; the timeframe for the...
  • Transport Services
    Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the development of a new national rail freight strategy; when the industry and stakeholder forum for the development of...
  • State Bodies
    Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to address alleged corporate governance irregularities at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Cycling Action Plan
    Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport the schedule for national bike week 2010; the actions of the national cycle policy framework that have been implemented; the proposed cost of...
  • Road Network
    Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the national roads strategy after the completion of the current inter-urban network programme and in the period from 2013 onwards; if...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has responded to the National Roads Authority request for an additional €25 million in funding for road maintenance; and if he will make a...
  • Road Traffic Offences
    Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on national road safety that one in every 20 vehicles on roads here reportedly do not have insurance; the plans that he has to tackle...
  • Public Transport
    Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the proposed overhaul of the Dublin Bus network; his further views on the impact on commuters and bus dependant communities of the...
  • Integrated Ticketing
    Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent awarding of the contract to operate the integrated ticketing scheme to a company (details supplied); when the ITS...
  • Road Safety
    Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to set standard guidelines for speed limits on local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17961/10]
  • Light Rail Project
    Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has directed the Railway Procurement Agency to conduct feasibility studies for light rail systems in Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford; if...
  • Bus Licences
    Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the alleged operation of all bus services without a licence here; the number of buses that are operating without...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the first project under the smarter travel demonstration fund that was recently launched in Dundalk, County Louth; the amount...
  • Public Transport
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the recommendations of the Deloitte and Touche report on efficiencies in the bus sector; the timeframe for the...
  • Industrial Relations
    Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport if all recent industrial relations issues at Aer Lingus have been addressed; when he was last briefed by the three Government appointed directors...
  • Taxi Regulation
    Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Commission of Taxi Regulation will be incorporated into the National Transport Authority; the regularity with which he meets and is...
  • State Airports
    Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority on its end of year 2009 results; his views on these results; and if he will make a...
  • Air Travel Regulations
    Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the air passenger protection rights for travellers in the context of the recent volcanic ash crisis that caused such disruption...
  • Rail Network
    Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport when he was last briefed on the proposed closure of the Rosslare to Waterford rail line by Irish Rail in view of the fact that this will be a...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport the annual budget for each of the 36 agencies under the remit of his Department annually since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Electric Vehicles
    Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport the input his Department has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the rollout of the national electric...
  • National Pedestrian Strategy
    Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the national pedestrian strategy; the proposed key headings of the strategy; if it will include a range of appropriate low...
  • Search and Rescue Service
    Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the arrangements for the operation of the coast guard search and rescue service; if the four existing bases will continue on a...
  • Road Safety
    Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the new research from the Road Safety Authority which indicated that learner drivers are responsible for more than one in five...
  • Emergency Planning
    Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the circumstances under which he will respond under the national emergency plan; and if this plan includes volcanos and earthquakes. [15932/10]
  • Transport Services
    Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on Ireland's ferry connectivity in view of the recent total suspension of air travel services; if he is developing proposals to...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is currently preparing any submission for the Department of Finance on transport capital spending for 2011 through to 2016, especially in...

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